This report presents 43 tables presenting detailed data on students attending the 13 institutions which comprise the University of Wisconsin System. Data are usually broken down by individual institution and often include data from the last 10 years for trend analysis. Data for undergraduate and graduate students are usually presented separately.…

Data collected from State departments of education in the various States concerning public elementary and high schools for the year 1927-28 show increases in many of the principal items over those collected from the same source for 1925-26. A few show decreases. The information collected shows a tendency for elementary-school enrollments,…

This second section of the Annual Report of Federal Security Agency for the Fiscal Year 1945 provides the U.S. Commissioner of Education's annual report. In part II of the 1944 Annual Report of the U. S. Office of Education there was set forth a plan of organization to improve the services of the Office to American education. During the fiscal…

Presents the conclusion of chapter 6 ("The Mental Development of Younger Schoolchildren in the Process of Learning Activity") from V. V. Davydov's "Problems of Developmental Teaching." Examines experimental teaching methods for elementary art education. Reviews research on effects of Davydov's developmental teaching, concluding…

Racial bias and inadequate financial supports place the children of the urban poor at risk. Implications of urban conditions for research, policy, and practice are discussed, with emphasis on delivery of social welfare services. (SLD)

The guide is based on project reports by the San Francisco Department of Public Health to improve and monitor perinatal health and children's health. These reports demonstrated the potential of information to help community advocacy groups, service providers, and program planners identify priorities for policy decisions and resource allocation.…

This Michigan Kids Count data book for 1996 describes the condition of children in each of Michigan's 83 counties. The first section of the report explores the status of the children in five areas of child well-being: (1) Economic Security; (2) Child Health; (3) Child Safety; (4) Teen Transition; and (5) Education. The discussion presents an…

Each Maryland public campus submits annual minority achievement reports as part of the state-mandated accountability process. This is a report of the 1995 data. In 1995, Prince George's Community College had the largest number of African-American undergraduate students (7,623) followed by Morgan (5,337), Baltimore City Community College (4,877),…

This abstract presents statistical data on higher education activities in North Carolina from simple counts of enrollment and degrees conferred to complex analyses of the flow of student transfers among institutions. Data for the abstract were assembled from information supplied by the colleges and universities for the 1992-93 academic year.…

Statistical data on in-state, first-time freshmen at Virginia's four-year institutions and Richard Bland College, entering in 1992-93, are presented. The first table summarizes the academic performance of students for identified private high schools, by area. The second table summarizes the academic performance of students for identified public…

This publication offers an overview of the health of Hispanic Americans in the United States. Topics covered include the following: (1) Hispanic representation in health fields; (2) access to health care; (3) maternal and child health; (4) substance abuse; (5) Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and Hispanics; (6) Hispanic elderly; (7) migrant…

A study was done of how Chapter 1 remedial educational services are being provided to private sectarian school students. Federal court ruling had determined that sectarian schools could not receive such funds directly, but that public schools must provide the services to students in sectarian schools. As a consequence, local public schools have…

This fact sheet on Hispanic American education in the United States in 1993 offers information on families, spending, school to work transitions, and education at preschool through college levels. The Hispanic population is growing much faster than the rest of the population, and by 1990 it comprised 9 percent of the national population. The…

This report describes how undergraduates finance their postsecondary education by presenting data from the 1990 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study. The report discusses the characteristics of undergraduate students and where they attend school, as well as the costs of attendance, and the characteristics of the students who receive federal…

This study of high school sophomores in 1980 and 1990 compares the experiences of students in the two cohorts, identifying changes in in-school and out-of-school activities, academic achievement, self-concept, values, plans, and aspirations. Similarities and differences between the two groups are documented using data from the National Education…